Practice Areas

Potential IPR Probe of Televisions Evaluated for Public Interest Issues

Monday, February 03, 2014

Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report

The International Trade Commission is requesting comments no later than Feb. 11 on any public interest issues raised by a Section 337 intellectual property rights infringement complaint filed on behalf of Cresta Technology Corporation against certain television sets, TV receivers, TV tuners and components thereof. Comments should address whether the issuance of permanent limited exclusion orders and/or cease and desist orders pursuant to this complaint would affect the public health and welfare in the U.S., competitive conditions in the U.S. economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the U.S., or U.S. consumers. In particular, the ITC is interested in comments that:

- explain how the articles potentially subject to the orders are used in the U.S.;

- identify any public health, safety or welfare concerns in the U.S. relating to the potential orders;

- identify like or directly competitive articles that the complainant, its licensees or third parties make in the U.S. that could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;

- indicate whether the complainant, its licensees and/or third-party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the requested orders within a commercially reasonable time; and